Item 14 - Empowered DIG report
West Dunbartonshire Council · 19 February 2026
Back to Community Planning West Dunbartonshire Management Board — 19 February 2026 and its agenda
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Management Board Meeting Development and Improvement Groups (DIGs): Highlights and Issues Report FOR INFORMATION ONLY X FOR DECISION Name of DIG Empowered Date of report 23 January 2026 Name and email of lead contact Selina Ross selina@wdcvs.com 1 Highlights of activity and progress since last meeting Community Development Alliance (CDA) Partnership Work continues to progress the Alliance action plan. Since the October meeting of the group this has included: Development of a Community of Practice Survey to be distributed across all partner agencies in March 2026 The ongoing collection of information and training materials used by group members, with a view to developing a central practice hub/resource library Establishing a shared Teams space and case study format, allowing consistency in the collation of good practice/impact examples Mapping of known community spaces to facilitate the development of an access map for local groups – showing location, size, availability, cost etc. Self-Management Assembly Plans for the next Self-Management assembly session are underway, with session 3 taking place on 29th April again in Clydebank Town Hall. Work has also been ongoing with the Assembly steering group to deliver an information resource highlighting positive self-management practice and locally and nationally available support services. This will be housed on the WDCVS website and should be complete by the end of February 2026. Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund (Year 5/6 funding) The grant assessment panel met in mid-December to consider the allocation of year 5 resources (2026/7). Members will note that in line with the Scottish Government Fairer Funding pilot arrangements, 70% of the fund was to be committed to 2-year funding offers. The fund was again over-subscribed and due diligence arrangements are underway with the successful applicants to ensure awards can be completed by the end of February 2026. A list of awardees will be made available to the next Community Planning Management Board Meeting. ITEM 14
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Arrangements to integrate Independent DIG into Empowered DIG Following the decision made at the last Community Planning Management Group meeting, a mapping exercise has been taking place to integrate the action plans/activities of the 2 DIG groups. The Chair and new Vice Chair plan to meet within the next few weeks to finalise arrangements with a view to presenting a refreshed 2026/7 action plan. 2 Outline of any issues/risks and how these are being managed No current issues or risks to report. 3 Outline of the main outputs expected before next meeting Availability of Self-Management resource tool Publication of Community Mental Health Fund for Adult Awardees 4 What are your requirements of partners in the Community Planning Management Board to achieve the outcomes of the DIG? No current requests 5 Please outline any good news story you wish to share